Preguntas frecuentes

¿Es la CMUcam3 completamente de código abierto y programable?

Yes, that’s the point! You can use GCC to compile code and the board can be flashed over any serial port. No need to buy a jtag dongle or any other programming device. This web page provides all of the code, libraries, schematics etc. for the CMUcam3. Click on the Browse Source button at the top of this page to take a look at the source.

¿Se puede desarrollar en Windows, Linux y Mac?

¡Sí! Usando Cygwin bajo Windows y su entorno estándar para Linux y Mac. El descargador de línea de comandos serie debería funcionar en el Mac una vez que encuentre el nombre de su puerto serie en el directorio /dev/. Para el Mac necesita compilar arm-gcc desde el código fuente. Pronto proporcionaremos ejecutables.

¿Es exactamente igual el firmware de la CMUcam2 para la CMUcam3?

No del todo, pero quizás en el futuro. Creemos que hemos implementado las características más utilizadas. Tiene el código fuente, por lo que puede añadir cualquier característica que falte usted mismo.

¿Debería comprar una CMUcam, una CMUcam2 o una CMUcam3?

That depends. The CMUcam and CMUcam2 are designed as fully integrated sensor sub-systems that you use as a black-box. The CMUcam3 can eventually be used in the same way, however you may need to design your own functionality for it. The easiest way to do this is to tailor existing CMUcam3 projects for your application. The CMUcam3’s major advantage is that it is open source and programmable. So you can easily modify or write your own firmware to run on it. As a black-box system, the CMUcam3 supports most but not all of the CMUcam2 functionality. We ported over the features that we saw people using most often. Some of the CMUcam3’s other functionality (like the face detector) requires flashing the CMUcam with different firmware images. That being said, even the CMUcam2 firmware emulation on the CMUcam3 has some extra features like jpeg making it more powerful than the original CMUcam2. The CMUcam3 has a more powerful processor and an SD slot for FLASH storage. The original CMUcam is your best bet if cost is your main concern. See this webpage for a description of the differences between the CMUcam2 and the original CMUcam.